What router are you using at home?
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@nadnerB said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
I make slow decisions, but I went with the Asus AC1900
https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RTAC68U/
I should get it in the mail by the end of this week or early next week.
So, the light up logo is a key selling point... lol
Well, I was thinking that that was kind of cool. I'm an Asus guy and have all Asus laptops (three) and some other stuff so it's kind of neat
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@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
AC1900
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/shop/dd-wrt-routers
BestBuy knows what ddwrt is apparently
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@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
Asus AC1900 vs Ubiquiti AC-Lite
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/Performance-Asus-AC1900-vs-Unifi-AC-Lite/td-p/1657284
Yeah, just like @JaredBusch said.
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@wirestyle22 said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
AC1900
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/shop/dd-wrt-routers
BestBuy knows what ddwrt is apparently
That's exactly the thing I would most expect them to know.
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@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@wirestyle22 said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
AC1900
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/shop/dd-wrt-routers
BestBuy knows what ddwrt is apparently
That's exactly the thing I would most expect them to know.
I have zero expectations of BestBuy. Their employees don't know what a heatsink is
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@wirestyle22 said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@wirestyle22 said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
AC1900
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/shop/dd-wrt-routers
BestBuy knows what ddwrt is apparently
That's exactly the thing I would most expect them to know.
I have zero expectations of BestBuy
That's a very bench tech thing to do. Nothing wrong or against DD-WRT, but it's so the "cool kid" thing to do at home that you totally expect Best Buy to be on top of that.
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@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@wirestyle22 said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@wirestyle22 said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
AC1900
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/shop/dd-wrt-routers
BestBuy knows what ddwrt is apparently
That's exactly the thing I would most expect them to know.
I have zero expectations of BestBuy
That's a very bench tech thing to do. Nothing wrong or against DD-WRT, but it's so the "cool kid" thing to do at home that you totally expect Best Buy to be on top of that.
Yeah I could see that actually. Good point.
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@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
Asus AC1900 vs Ubiquiti AC-Lite
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/Performance-Asus-AC1900-vs-Unifi-AC-Lite/td-p/1657284
The page tells you exactly what you would expect, they aren't comparing apples to apples in the test in the OP.
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@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.
But why compare to that category? Linksys I've always found to be pretty bad, being good in comparison isn't a selling point.
Because the price point matches that category well.
I don't see how that is relevant. Why not compare quality in general, not "only quality compared to a bad category?" What does "price point matching" mean, especially in a market where consume and commercial overlap.
It is an all in one networking device with enterprise features and performance very similar to Ubiquiti.
Does all in one really matter?
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@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.
But why compare to that category? Linksys I've always found to be pretty bad, being good in comparison isn't a selling point.
Because the price point matches that category well.
I don't see how that is relevant. Why not compare quality in general, not "only quality compared to a bad category?" What does "price point matching" mean, especially in a market where consume and commercial overlap.
It is an all in one networking device with enterprise features and performance very similar to Ubiquiti.
Does all in one really matter?
It can, but generally I see that as a negative, not a positive. Harder to service, less flexible, etc.
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@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.
But why compare to that category? Linksys I've always found to be pretty bad, being good in comparison isn't a selling point.
Because the price point matches that category well.
I don't see how that is relevant. Why not compare quality in general, not "only quality compared to a bad category?" What does "price point matching" mean, especially in a market where consume and commercial overlap.
It is an all in one networking device with enterprise features and performance very similar to Ubiquiti.
Does all in one really matter?
It can, but generally I see that as a negative, not a positive. Harder to service, less flexible, etc.
I can see home users wanting only one thing to deal with - but if you're posting here - That instantly puts you out of the home user market in my mind.
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@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.
But why compare to that category? Linksys I've always found to be pretty bad, being good in comparison isn't a selling point.
Because the price point matches that category well.
I don't see how that is relevant. Why not compare quality in general, not "only quality compared to a bad category?" What does "price point matching" mean, especially in a market where consume and commercial overlap.
It is an all in one networking device with enterprise features and performance very similar to Ubiquiti.
Does all in one really matter?
It can, but generally I see that as a negative, not a positive. Harder to service, less flexible, etc.
I can see home users wanting only one thing to deal with - but if you're posting here - That instantly puts you out of the home user market in my mind.
Even then, generally home users only "want that" because they are told that that is what home users use.
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@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.
But why compare to that category? Linksys I've always found to be pretty bad, being good in comparison isn't a selling point.
Because the price point matches that category well.
I don't see how that is relevant. Why not compare quality in general, not "only quality compared to a bad category?" What does "price point matching" mean, especially in a market where consume and commercial overlap.
It is an all in one networking device with enterprise features and performance very similar to Ubiquiti.
Does all in one really matter?
Same principle as a UTM imo
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@wirestyle22 said in What router are you using at home?:
@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.
But why compare to that category? Linksys I've always found to be pretty bad, being good in comparison isn't a selling point.
Because the price point matches that category well.
I don't see how that is relevant. Why not compare quality in general, not "only quality compared to a bad category?" What does "price point matching" mean, especially in a market where consume and commercial overlap.
It is an all in one networking device with enterprise features and performance very similar to Ubiquiti.
Does all in one really matter?
Same principle as a UTM imo
In a broad sense, yes.
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@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
Asus AC1900 vs Ubiquiti AC-Lite
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/Performance-Asus-AC1900-vs-Unifi-AC-Lite/td-p/1657284
The page tells you exactly what you would expect, they aren't comparing apples to apples in the test in the OP.
But the OP did not know that. Hence he posted that. Now he knows that the lite model is not full AC speeds.
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@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.
But why compare to that category? Linksys I've always found to be pretty bad, being good in comparison isn't a selling point.
Because the price point matches that category well.
I don't see how that is relevant. Why not compare quality in general, not "only quality compared to a bad category?" What does "price point matching" mean, especially in a market where consume and commercial overlap.
It is an all in one networking device with enterprise features and performance very similar to Ubiquiti.
Does all in one really matter?
It can, but generally I see that as a negative, not a positive. Harder to service, less flexible, etc.
I can see home users wanting only one thing to deal with - but if you're posting here - That instantly puts you out of the home user market in my mind.
Even then, generally home users only "want that" because they are told that that is what home users use.
Really? You think home users given the choice at Best Buy between buying two pieces to manage or just one, they would choose the two piece setup? Assuming everything else is equal?
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@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.
But why compare to that category? Linksys I've always found to be pretty bad, being good in comparison isn't a selling point.
Because the price point matches that category well.
I don't see how that is relevant. Why not compare quality in general, not "only quality compared to a bad category?" What does "price point matching" mean, especially in a market where consume and commercial overlap.
It is an all in one networking device with enterprise features and performance very similar to Ubiquiti.
Does all in one really matter?
It can, but generally I see that as a negative, not a positive. Harder to service, less flexible, etc.
I can see home users wanting only one thing to deal with - but if you're posting here - That instantly puts you out of the home user market in my mind.
Even then, generally home users only "want that" because they are told that that is what home users use.
Really? You think home users given the choice at Best Buy between buying two pieces to manage or just one, they would choose the two piece setup? Assuming everything else is equal?
Depends on the retail place your in. At a MicroCenter I'd expect them to recommend the two piece setup, and BestBuy whatever is more popular at the moment.
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@JaredBusch said in What router are you using at home?:
@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
Asus AC1900 vs Ubiquiti AC-Lite
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/Performance-Asus-AC1900-vs-Unifi-AC-Lite/td-p/1657284
The page tells you exactly what you would expect, they aren't comparing apples to apples in the test in the OP.
But the OP did not know that. Hence he posted that. Now he knows that the lite model is not full AC speeds.
That just shows a failure of the OP and his testing methods.
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@travisdh1 said in What router are you using at home?:
@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.
But why compare to that category? Linksys I've always found to be pretty bad, being good in comparison isn't a selling point.
Because the price point matches that category well.
I don't see how that is relevant. Why not compare quality in general, not "only quality compared to a bad category?" What does "price point matching" mean, especially in a market where consume and commercial overlap.
It is an all in one networking device with enterprise features and performance very similar to Ubiquiti.
Does all in one really matter?
It can, but generally I see that as a negative, not a positive. Harder to service, less flexible, etc.
I can see home users wanting only one thing to deal with - but if you're posting here - That instantly puts you out of the home user market in my mind.
Even then, generally home users only "want that" because they are told that that is what home users use.
Really? You think home users given the choice at Best Buy between buying two pieces to manage or just one, they would choose the two piece setup? Assuming everything else is equal?
Depends on the retail place your in. At a MicroCenter I'd expect them to recommend the two piece setup, and BestBuy whatever is more popular at the moment.
really? microcenter would do something against profits? That seems odd. But who knows.. maybe they actually have a different moto and aren't public, so making money it's their goal?
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@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
@scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:
@IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:
My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.
But why compare to that category? Linksys I've always found to be pretty bad, being good in comparison isn't a selling point.
Because the price point matches that category well.
I don't see how that is relevant. Why not compare quality in general, not "only quality compared to a bad category?" What does "price point matching" mean, especially in a market where consume and commercial overlap.
It is an all in one networking device with enterprise features and performance very similar to Ubiquiti.
Does all in one really matter?
It can, but generally I see that as a negative, not a positive. Harder to service, less flexible, etc.
I can see home users wanting only one thing to deal with - but if you're posting here - That instantly puts you out of the home user market in my mind.
Even then, generally home users only "want that" because they are told that that is what home users use.
Really? You think home users given the choice at Best Buy between buying two pieces to manage or just one, they would choose the two piece setup? Assuming everything else is equal?
You are not thinking about this well. You are using "consumers after they've been led to believe they need X", not "what consumers would want on their own."
